Utah Sex Offender Records

What is a Sex Offender?

Individuals who commit sex-related offenses are tagged as sex offenders in the United States. Typically, sex crimes attract severe consequences under both state and federal laws. In Utah, the state prosecutes accused individuals in the Utah courts, and defendants found guilty often receive harsh penalties from the law,

To ensure the public's safety and reduce the risk of repeat offenses, law enforcement agencies provide information on sex offenders in their jurisdiction. The stigma associated with sex crimes may ruin the reputation of a sex offender and restrict them from being in certain places.

Who is Considered a Sex Offender in Utah?

In Utah, a "sex offender" is an individual found guilty of engaging in a sex crime within the state. Sex offenses in Utah are serious and usually punished with incarceration, fines, or both. However, if a minor is the victim of a sex offense, the sex crime statutes allot more severe penalties for an offender. Such sex offenders usually serve longer prison sentences without probation or parole and pay more fines.

What are the Different Types of Sex Offenses in Utah?

Utah sex offenses are outlined under the Utah Code, Title 76, Chapter 5-4. Each offense has a specific penalty, which can be enhanced if aggravating factors exist. For instance, repeated violations and the use of weapons to commit an offense can earn an offender harsher punishments. The different sex offenses in Utah are outlined below:

Unlawful sexual activity with a minor: Per Utah Code § 76-5-401, a "minor" is anyone aged fourteen to sixteen years old. An individual is guilty of unlawful sexual activity with a minor if they engage in the following acts:

If the individual is eighteen years old or more and engages in sexual intercourse with a minor.
If the individual uses a body part or foreign device/object to penetrate a minor to stimulate the sexual desire of either party and causes the minor physical or emotional pain.

This offense is a third-degree felony, punishable by incarceration not exceeding five years. However, an offender who was not four or more years older than the victim when the unlawful sexual activity happened is guilty of a class B misdemeanor (a maximum of six months in jail).

Furthermore, the offense is a class A misdemeanor if the offender was not up to twenty-one years when the offense occurred. Such offenders shall spend a year or less in prison.

Sexual abuse of a minor: Anyone older than a minor by four years or more and who commits the following acts, assuming the act does not amount to another sex offense, is guilty of sexual abuse of a minor:

The offender touches the minor's genitals or buttocks
The minor is female, and the offender touches her breast
Indecent liberties with the minor

Here, the offender intends to instigate bodily or emotional pain on the victim to stimulate the sexual desires of any participant.

In Utah, this offense is a class A misdemeanor with a prison sentence of a year. People younger than twenty-one years when they committed this crime are not subject to registration.

Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old: Individuals are guilty of engaging in unlawful sexual contact with a minor not younger than sixteen years old but not yet eighteen years of age under the following circumstances:

If the age gap between the perpetrator and the minor is seven to ten years, and the offender is aware of this difference or should have been aware of it.
If the offender is older than the minor by ten or more years at the time of the violation.

Utah defines unlawful sexual conduct as:

Sex with a minor.
Any form of penetration done on a minor's body with an object or body part for sexual arousal or the stimulation of any participant, which results in bodily injury or emotional pain.
Any type of sexual abuse with the intent of satisfying the sexual desire of any person.
Sexual acts involving a minor's mouth or anus and the perpetrator's genitals.

Any individual who commits this offense is guilty of a third-degree felony and will be punished with a prison sentence of not more than five years. However, if the act constitutes sexual abuse, the offender faces a year in jail as that violation is a class A misdemeanor.

Unlawful adolescent sexual activity: Here, an "adolescent" is someone aged twelve or older but not yet eighteen and undergoing physiological and physical growth and development.

"Unlawful sexual activity" is any sexual activity that is not rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, or aggravated sexual assault involving minors. Both parties involved in the activity must be adolescents.

Unlawful adolescent sexual activity is a third-degree felony penalized with a prison term not exceeding five years. The act occurs under the following circumstances:

One adolescent is seventeen years old, and the other is twelve to thirteen years old.
One adolescent is sixteen years old, and another is twelve years old.

Suppose both adolescents who participate in the unlawful activity are either sixteen and thirteen years old or fourteen to fifteen and twelve years old. In that case, the crime is a class A misdemeanor that will be penalized with a jail term that cannot exceed a year.

This violation constitutes a class B misdemeanor if both adolescents involved are either aged seventeen and fourteen years old or fifteen and thirteen years old. Here, the offender faces up to six months of jail time.

Likewise, it shall be a class C misdemeanor if the adolescents involved are fourteen and thirteen years old or both parties are twelve to thirteen years of age.

Rape: Per Utah Code § 76-5-402, an individual is guilty of rape in Utah when they have sex with another person without consent. It also applies to married individuals.

Rape is a first-degree felony, punishable with a mandatory minimum prison sentence of five years to life. If the offender caused the victim to suffer bodily harm, has a serious prior sex conviction, or is not yet eighteen years of age, the mandatory minimum sentence is fifteen years to life.

Offenders that have a serious prior sex conviction will serve their sentences without the benefit of parole.

Rape of a child: This offense occurs when a person has sexual intercourse with another who is not up to fourteen years of age. Rape of a child is a first-degree felony. Convicted persons will incur an incarceration sentence of no less than twenty-five years. However, the courts may impose a life sentence.

Except they are under the age of eighteen, offenders shall serve a sentence without parole if they caused bodily harm to the child during the act or have a prior conviction for a serious sex crime.

For first-time offenders or offenders who committed the act when they were under twenty-one years old, the court may approve a mandatory minimum sentence of six years, ten years, or fifteen years.

Object Rape: An individual is guilty of object rape if, devoid of a person's consent, they penetrate the person's genitals with a device or instrument for sexual arousal purposes, and they inflict emotional or physical harm on the person. In this case, the person is fourteen years of age or more.

Utah laws classify this offense as a first-degree felony, punishable with an incarceration sentence from five years to life. The offender will serve a minimum of fifteen years to a life sentence if these facts are proven in court:

The victim suffered severe bodily injury from the unlawful sexual act.
The offender was below eighteen years of age and had a prior sex conviction when the crime occurred.

If the court decides it is in the interest of justice, the minimum sentence imposed can be six years or ten years.

Object rape of a child: This occurs when the victim of an object rape crime is below fourteen. It is a first-degree felony penalized by a prison sentence from twenty-five years to life.

Suppose the minor victim suffered serious bodily injury or the crime is not the offender's first conviction for a similar offense. In that case, the court can impose a life sentence without parole unless the offender is under eighteen.

For first-time convicts or offenders younger than twenty-one years of age, the court may impose the following incarceration periods:

Fifteen years minimum to a life imprisonment sentence.
Ten years minimum to a life imprisonment sentence.
Six years minimum to a life imprisonment sentence.

Forcible sodomy: Under Utah Code § 76-5-403, sodomy involves participating in any sexual act that involves the genitals of someone and the mouth or anus of another, and one of the parties is fourteen years of age or older.

Anyone that commits sodomy without the consent of the other party is guilty of forcible sodomy. It is a first-degree felony penalized with a five-year to life imprisonment sentence. If the victim sustained bodily injury or the perpetrator was less than eighteen years old when the violation occurred, the court can impose a prison term of fifteen years to life. Second-time offenders can get a life sentence without parole.

Sodomy on a child: An individual commits sodomy on a child if the victim is less than fourteen years old. It is a first-degree offense, and persons found guilty can face twenty-five years to life imprisonment sentence.

If the child suffers physical injury during the unlawful sexual act, or the offender has a prior conviction for another serious sex offense, the sentence is life without parole.

Forcible sexual abuse: This happens when an offender touches the genitals, pubic region, breasts, or buttocks of a victim who is fourteen years old or more, without consent. Here, the perpetrator performs the sexual act to stimulate the sexual desire of any participant and, in doing so, deliberately causes bodily or emotional harm.

Forcible sexual abuse is punishable by a minimum incarceration term of a year and a maximum of fifteen years. However, the court may impose a prison term of fifteen years to life if the victim sustained a bodily injury during the act.

At the court's discretion or in the interest of being fair, the prison sentence imposed may be ten years to life or six years to life.

Incest: An individual commits incest when, under circumstances not constituting other sex crimes, the individual deliberately and willingly engages in sexual conduct with a family member or relative, or provides a reproductive material (human egg or seminal fluid) to a family member or relative.

In Utah, incest is a third-degree felony with an imprisonment term of five years to be served in state prison.

Sexual abuse of a child; aggravated sexual abuse of a child: An adult is guilty of sexually abusing a child if the child is under fourteen years of age when the act occurs. Here, sexual abuse does not amount to rape/object rape of a minor or sodomy on a child. Sexual abuse of a child is a second-degree felony.

An offender commits aggravated sexual abuse of a child if the court finds them guilty under the following circumstances:

The offender used coercion, duress, threats of injury, violence, or a dangerous weapon to commit the act.
The victim suffered a serious psychological or bodily injury during the crime or because of it.
The offender was an unfamiliar person to the victim or made friends with the intent of committing the offense.
The offender took indecent pictures of the victim during the unlawful act or exposed the victim to pornography.
The offender had a previous conviction of a similar sex crime.
There was more than one victim.
The victim engaged in a sexual act or prostitution with another person, and the offender permitted, encouraged, or benefited from it.
The offender occupied a position of special trust as one of the following people:
- A family member or relative
- A legal guardian
- A babysitter
- A religious leader
- An educator
- A close associate of the victim's parent
- A doctor or physician
- An employer
- Others mentioned in Utah Code § 76-5-404.1(1)

Aggravated sexual abuse of a child is a first-degree felony, and an offender shall be penalized with a prison sentence of fifteen years to life.

Custodial sexual relations or misconduct with youth receiving state services: An individual is guilty of this sex offense if they perform a sexual act involving the genitals, mouth, or anus, have sexual intercourse, or cause penetration of a victim's genitals or anus, and:

The perpetrator knew that the victim was a youth receiving state services.
The perpetrator should have reasonably known that the victim was a youth receiving state services.

Individuals who commit this offense are charged with a third-degree felony. If the victim was not up to eighteen, the offense is a second-degree felony.

What Types of Sex Offenders Exist in Utah?

Unlike most US states, Utah does not classify sex offenders within its jurisdiction into tiers or levels. However, to satisfy the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), the state groups sex offenders into two categories descriptive of how long they must remain registered as sex offenders:

10-year offenders: Utah requires sex offenders in this category to register for ten years, with any additional period determined by the type of offense. Sex offenses that fall under this category include forcible sexual abuse, incest, custodial sexual misconduct, and kidnapping.
Lifetime offenders: All sex offenders that are not eligible to be 10-year registrants fall into this category. Here, the offender must register for their entire life because the state considers them to have a high risk of re-offending after release. Such offenders have usually been convicted of rape, object rape, sodomy, and aggravated sex abuse.

How to Find a Sex Offender Near Me in Utah?

According to Utah Code § 77-41-110, the Utah Department of Corrections is responsible for maintaining a Sex and Kidnap Offender Notification and Registration website to enable the public to access information about sex offenders. With the site, members of the public can search for offenders residing in or close to their neighborhoods.

Likewise, the sheriff's department in each county maintains information on registered sex offenders. However, this information is specific to offenders living within a sheriff's jurisdiction. The sheriff may provide a search tool on its official site to obtain county-specific sex offender information. Inquirers can also pay a visit to their sheriff's office to find sex offenders near them.

Interested individuals can also obtain Utah sex offender information from the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). The site also offers access to sex offender registries nationwide.

Interested members of the public may also obtain public record information from third-party websites. These privately owned sites typically host data culled from public databases and repositories. However, the information available on third-party sites may vary since they are independent of government sources. In order to use a third-party site, record seekers may be required to provide all or some of the following information:

The full name on the record of choice
The last known or current address of the named individual
The address of the requestor

What Happens When You Register as a Sex Offender in Utah

After registering as a sex offender in Utah, the law requires the offender to update their registration information biannually, once in their birth month and six months after.

Offenders must continuously update their information throughout the registration period, as failing to comply with this directive can lead to more penalties.

Utah's sex offender registration laws also bar offenders from certain areas. These locations are protected, and sex offenders must not be found in such places. Per Utah Code § 77-27-21.7, these protected areas include:

Licensed daycares or preschools
Public swimming pools
Public or private primary or secondary schools (not those located in a correctional facility)
Public community parks
Public playgrounds

Sex offenders that violate these restrictions are guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Likewise, sex offenders subject to registration for sex crimes involving minors are guilty of a class A misdemeanor if they have contact with a child or travel with the child to a different location without the knowledge or authorization of the child's parent or legal guardian.

What is the Utah Sex Offender Registry?

The Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry is a repository of people convicted of certain sex offenses in Utah. Its purpose is to protect the public from the crimes of sex offenders. The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) maintains the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry and has the following responsibilities:

Provision of sex offender information to the public
Collaboration with local county sheriff's offices and city police departments to process sex offenders' registrations and store information obtained into the registry
Collaboration with local law enforcement agencies regarding non-compliant registrants.
Receiving and processing tips from the public on sex offenders
Dealing with and tracking sex offenders currently appearing on the sex offenders' registry

Requesters can find the following information about sex offenders on the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry:

Names and aliases of the sex offender, if any,
The sex offender's address including the address of the offenders primary and secondary residences,
The Sex Offender's physical description, like height, weight, eye and hair color,
Physical description, plate number, and identification number of any vehicle owned or regularly driven by the sex offender,
The crime committed by a sex offender.

Interested members of the public may also obtain public record information from third party websites. These privately owned sites typically host data culled from public databases and repositories. However, the information available on third-party sites may vary since they are independent of government sources. To use a third-party site, record seekers may be required to provide all of some of the following information:

The full name on the record of choice
The last known or current address of the named individual
The address of the requestor

What are the Sex Offender Laws in Utah?

The Utah Code of Criminal Procedure is the primary law regulating sex offender registration in Utah. The law is implemented by the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC). It requires convicted sex offenders to register with the UDC and other local law enforcement agencies within the state. The law mandates the UDC to maintain a Sex Offender Registry that grants the public access to the personal information of sex offenders like their age, physical description, and location. Upon registration of sex offenders at the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry, the law mandates them to provide the following information to the UDC and other relevant local law enforcement agencies within the state :

Names and aliases of the sex offender, if any,
The sex offender's address, including the address of the offenders primary and secondary residences,
The sex offender's physical description, like height, weight, eye, and hair color,
Physical description, plate number, and identification number of any vehicle owned or regularly driven by the sex offender,
The sex offender's current photograph,
The sex offender’s set of fingerprints and DNA specimen,
Telephone numbers, Internet identifiers, and the addresses used by the offender for routing or self-identification in Internet communications or postings,
All documents establishing the sex offender's immigration status if the sex offender is an alien,
All professional licenses authorizing the sex offender to carry out a trade or engage in an occupation,
Each educational institution in Utah where the sex offender works, schools or, carries out a vocation, and any change in status of the sex offender at such educational institution,
The name and contact details of a place where the sex offender is employed or will be employed, or where the sex offender works or will work as a volunteer,
The name and contact details of a place where the sex offender works as a volunteer or will work as a volunteer, and
The Social Security Number (SSN) of the sex offender.

How Long Do Sex Offenders Have to Register in Utah?

Sex offenders have a duty under the law to register and update their registration information with the UDC and other local enforcement agencies. Under the law sex offenders who commit the following sex offenses to register for ten years after the termination date of their sentence:

Kidnapping
Voyeurism
Unlawful sexual activity with a minor
Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17-Year-Old
Forcible sexual abuse
Incest
Lewdness
Sexual battery
Lewdness involving a child
Aggravated human trafficking
Sexual Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
Sexual abuse of a minor
Custodial sexual relations (if the victim was below 18 years)
Soliciting, attempting, or conspiring to commit any felony listed above (or in the list of lifetime registrants below)

The law mandates lifetime registration for the following sex offenses:

Child kidnapping
Aggravated kidnapping
Enticing a minor over the internet
Rape
Object rape of a child
Rape of a child
Object rape
Forcible sodomy
Sodomy on a child
Aggravated sexual assault
Sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Sexual exploitation of a minor
Aggravated exploitation of prostitution

Sex offenders who have two separate convictions for any of the crimes requiring ten years of registration as listed above are liable to lifetime registration.

Do Sex Offenders Have to Notify Neighbors in Utah?

The U.S. state of Utah does not require sex offenders to divulge their sex offender status to neighbors or acquaintances. However, the county sheriff's office where the sex offender resides would have to inform the sex offender's neighborhood residents about the sex offender's status.

Do Sex Offenders Have to Put a Sign in Their Yard in Utah?

The law of Utah does not mandate sex offenders to put up signs in their yards.

How Close Can a Sex Offender Live to a School in Utah?

The law of the State of Utah does not restrict sex offenders from living close to schools; however, the state identifies the following five zones as protected areas where sex offenders are prohibited from entering if they have committed sexual crimes against minors:

Licensed daycares or preschools
Public playgrounds
Community parks open to the public
Primary and secondary schools
Public swimming pools

Sex offenders may be guilty of a misdemeanor for entering into any protected area except under the following circumstances:

a. When the sex offender is present within a protected area to carry out necessary parental responsibilities;

b. When the protected area is a school being opened for or being used for public activity and is not being used for any school-related function that involves persons younger than 18 years of age; or

c. When the protected area is a licensed daycare or preschool facility and is within a building that is open to the public for purposes, services, or functions operated separately from the daycare or preschool facility located in the building, however, the sex offender is prohibited from entering any part of the building occupied by the daycare or preschool facility.

Can You Expunge a Sex Offender Charge in Utah?

People convicted for registrable sex offenses are not eligible for expungement in the state of Utah. However, certain sex offenders can apply to remove their name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry by either:

Making a request to the Department of Corrections
Filing a petition with the court.
1. Making a request to the Department of Corrections: The law allows the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) to remove convictions for which registration is no longer required from the Sex offender registry if:
  1. The only crime or crimes for which the offender is registered on the registry is as listed below:
    - A misdemeanor for enticing a minor,
    - Kidnapping,
    - Child kidnapping, if the offender was the natural parent of the child victim,
    - Unlawful detention,
    - A third-degree felony for unlawful sexual intercourse before 1986, or a class B misdemeanor for unlawful sexual intercourse,
    - Sodomy, but not forcible sodomy, or
    - A crime is committed in Utah before the offender reaches 18 years.
  2. The (UDC) receives a formal notification or order from the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole that the conviction for the crime or crimes for which the sex offender is on the registry has been vacated, reversed, or pardoned. Sex offenders who have been removed from the registry are usually notified of such removal from the registry, by the (UDC).
2. Filing a petition with the court: Sex offenders can ask the court to order that their name be removed from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry if:
  - They were convicted of an eligible crime as listed below, and the crime is the only crime for which they were required to register:
  - At least five years have elapsed after the day on which their sentence for the crime ends;
  - They have not been convicted of another offense (excluding a traffic offense) after the day on which they are convicted of the offense requiring registration
  - They have completed all treatments relating to the crime and ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole;
  - They have paid all restitution on the offense and ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole;
  - They have complied with all registration requirements under the law at all times

Sex offenders can also ask the court for an order to remove their name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry if they are required to register under the law, and:

At least ten years have passed after any of the following, whichever is later;
- The day on which they were placed on probation,
- The day on which the state terminated their sentence without parole,
- The day on which they entered a community-based residential program,
- The day on which they were released from prison to parole, or
- The day on which the state terminated the division custody of a juvenile.
The sex offender is not convicted of another offense (excluding a traffic offense) within the most recent 10-year period after the date described above as evidenced by a certificate of eligibility issued by the bureau;
The offender has completed all treatment relating to the offense and ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole;
The offender has paid all restitution on the crime and ordered by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole; and
The offender has complied with all registration requirements required under the law at all times.

Offenses eligible for removal from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry by petition to the court include:

Enticing a minor, if the crime is a class A misdemeanor,
Kidnapping,
Unlawful detention, if the conviction for Unlawful detention is the only conviction for which the offender is required to register,
Unlawful sexual activity with a minor if, at the time of the crime, the offender is not more than ten years older than the victim,
Sexual abuse of a minor, if, at the time of the crime, the offender is not more than ten years older than the victim,
Unlawful sexual conduct with a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, and at the time of the crime, the sex offender is not more than 15 years older than the victim, or
Voyeurism, if the offense is a class A misdemeanor.

When filing a petition to the court to remove their name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry, sex offenders are required to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for removal of name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry issued by the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) of the Utah Department of Public Safety. The Certificate of Eligibility issued by the BCI is usually valid for only 90 days from the date it is issued.

Sex offenders when asking the court to remove their name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry also have to file a copy of the original document that charged them with the crime for which they are seeking to remove their name from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry and a copy of the court docket alongside their petition to the court. After they file a petition, the court will review the petition and all documents submitted and determine whether it is not contrary to the interests of the public to grant the petition of the offender from the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry. If the court grants the petition, it will send a copy of the order directing the removal of the sex offender from the registry to the UDC and the prosecutor's office. If the judge denies the petition, the sex offender will have to wait for three years before submitting another request.

How to Look Up Sex Offenders in Utah

The law mandates the Utah Department of Correction (UDC) to make available public sex offenders' information obtained from sex offenders during registration. People can look up sex offenders' information on the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry maintained by the UDC. To search for sex offenders, requesters may use search parameters like sex offenders, city, internet names/email, and phone numbers. The information available to the public on the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry include the physical description of sex offenders like their race, height, weight, eyes color, and hair color. People can also get information on the age, location, and crime committed by sex offenders on the registry.

The UDC sends notifications on the status of sex offenders to the members of the community via email whenever a sex offender moves in or out of such a community. Interested persons can register to receive this email notification directly from the local law enforcement agency responsible for registering offenders by clicking on the "Register for email" icon on the Utah Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry. Users who click on the "Register for email" icon on the registry are redirected to a page where they can fill in their contact information like address, city, state, zip, and email. People are encouraged to add "notifications@icrimewatch.net" to their address book to better ensure they receive the latest information on sex offenders in their community.

At the federal level, requesters can also search for sex offenders in all the states of the U.S., the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, and the Indian Country on the National Sex Offender Public Website maintained by the U.S. Department of Justice. For example, to lookup sex offenders in the state of Utah on the National Sex Offender Public Website, users can follow the steps below:

Visit the National Sex Offender Public Website.
Accept the "Condition of Use" by clicking on the 'Continue' icon on the page.
Input the required search parameters, like the name, zip code, or address radius.

The information of sex offenders displayed on the website is obtained from the law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction where a sex offender is registered. Thus, if the users have further questions on sex offenders living in Utah can contact the local law enforcement agencies in the state of Utah.

Is Public Urination a Sex Offense in Utah?

Public urination is a Class C misdemeanor in the state of Utah. Furthermore, people who urinate in public may be charged for lewdness if they expose their genitals in public places under situations not amounting to rape, object rape, forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse, aggravated sexual assault, or an attempt to commit any of these crimes, or under circumstances which they should have known will likely cause affront or alarm to, on, or in the presence of another who is fourteen years old or above fourteen years.

How to Report a Sex Offender in Utah?

Sex offenders who do not register as required under the law or who provide false information during registration are guilty of an offense and are liable to imprisonment for not less than 30 days and at least one year of probation. Non-compliant sex offenders are liable to register for an additional year for every year in which they do not comply with registration requirements under the law. Anyone can report non-compliant sex offenders by calling (801) 495-7700 or by email. People can also report non-compliant or unregistered sex offenders at the federal level by contacting the United States Marshals Service (USMS) online. Alternatively, they can call 911 if they feel they require urgent attention.